Grounded for Years, Flying Wallenda Tries a Comeback The Washington Post | January 23, 2005| | . This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Mario Wallenda says he doesn't remember anything about that day in January 1962 when he tumbled from a tightrope at the fairgrounds coliseum in Detroit, an accident that left him a paraplegic and forced his retirement from the family business.

The adopted son of Karl Wallenda, patriarch of the famous Flying Wallenda family of high-wire performers, Mario was 21 when he wheeled himself away from the circus life. But he still ached inside each time the family packed up and left for another season on the road.

Now 64 and retired after decades working a regular job in a contact lens lab, Wallenda ...

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